I was going to use MG but I went with an organic. While flushing she started getting bad bud rot so forget flushing. I will go all organic next year
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I was going to use MG but I went with an organic. While flushing she started getting bad bud rot so forget flushing. I will go all organic next year
Catbuds - Wait. I'm a bit confused. I thought from all I've seen that for flowering you want less nitro? Isn't fish emul just high nitro?
I was only planning on using MG for the next few weeks at most anyways, as it's so high and doesn't need to be used much to keep them happy. :) I do have a few products I use for my outside stuff, but didn't want to mix poorly with this grow. :/
Looking for more organic-types this weekend. I may flush, I may not. Depends on the situation and how much chemical ferts I used. Considering I just flushed, if I don't use chems again before harvest I don't think I'll need to again until 24-48 hours before chop time. We'll see.
You know I'm just quessing, But it seems if you get a high quality organic fertilizer- bat guano, sea kelp extract, molasses, teas all can have some N in them, but it seems to act different than when you dump a bunch of chemo salts on your plants
Ranger, your right. Chem nitro seems to over power everything. Plants seem to take up only the amt of nitro needed when its in a natural form. Also, orgaincs feed the soil, chemical nutrients bind up many organics & make them unavailable to plants.(&you're right Ranger, its the metalic salts that does this).
Fish emulsion npk varies from brand to formula. Here's one that will knock your socks off. Not the cheapest, but I like to get it by the gal. & it goes a long way, so it's more than worth the price. Go on line, look up Spray n grow. Family owned & operated BTW & organic. You want Bills Perfect Bloom. It says hydroponic on the label, but goes both ways. They have 3 formulas, Bills Perfect Fertilizer, Bills Perfect Grow & the bloom. Good organic soil + this shit, & you'll be amazed. Foliar feed, root feed, & its fish based. The only product they have that I don't like is their wetting agent. I think its called cocoa wet. Fine for other plants, but burned the leaf tips on my herb.
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So I got mosquito dunks, will be using tonight. Will water with them until the pots drain. They have plenty of water in them now, but the stupid bugs have to go! lots of sticky traps for the adults too. :)
Also, the only organic fert at Walmart was Miracle Gro organic choice. Not too bad. I also looked at the liquid transplant formula that was there (which I already own), and saw the ratio is 4:12:4. So for now I'm going to use that. I also already have compost that I'll make into tea for the next watering as well, and will be putting that on top for now. Plus the bone meal and we should have happy plants. :)
DUNDUNDUN.
Next time, I'll likely be using half prepared soil, half my own additions too. Do it already in the garden, why not inside? :)
I'm glad I kept two boys - even if I did top them like I did.
After reading a LOT online, and after finding out what other people do with their boys, looking into science and gardening studies and biology details, I think I've agreed with the conclusion that males also produce a large amount of cannabinoids including THC glands.
See the crystals everywhere? NOT MY PICS - found online on a "pics of males" thread. :)
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Anyone try this before? Smoking the flowers of the boys like you do the girls?
I have. Didnt like the taste & it gave me a really bad sinus headache, but that could have been due to my pollen allergies. In the 1970's I read of making hash with both male & female. Not sure, but I seem to think the technique that was used was just called rubbing. Gently rub the plants between your hands to have the resin stick to your plams, then rub your palms together to roll off little black balls of hash onto a white sheet. Gather the balls, press together & what you will have is a soft black hash. Being male, the pollen will change the taste, but if you aren't sensitive to pollen & you don't mind the taste, give it a try. Won't cost a thing but your time. (Won't be much, just a cool new thing to try out).Quote:
Originally Posted by Buggy
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I heard someone refer to this as growers hash. If anyone knows the correct name of the technique/finished product, I'd like to hear it. When I tried it with females only, it was the best hash I ever tasted. But I wouldn't do it with my nice buds, only the ones that were 'running'. Light & fluffy with no substance. Some of out sativas did this one hot summer when we couldn't get the growroom temps down.
Either way with the boys, we're down to 1 of them. Because of space with the current lighting, I want to allow enough space for the gals to grow so one isn't going to be put in the center of 4 of the others. I may get rid of him too this time. In the future, we'll likely start with fewer and let them veg a bit longer. If we do, at least I know what I'll do with the boys. :)
last night, I treated all of them with mosquito dunk tea and crumbled some more on top of the soil and put some in the runoff trays so any gnat larva near the runoff holes would die for sure too. :) I also added neem oil to the tray water to help kill any adults that get too close.
Today, I did a full flush to help wash out any older chemicals (I think I only watered the soil with fertilizers 3 times, and sprayed the leaves two or three times, so they weren't too concentrated either way). I filled the tops of the pots with water fully twice (about 2-2.5" on the pots), so even if it wasn't a huge flush it should still help. :)
I also found out that the local water was tested at 7.2 out of the faucet somewhere in my township recently (my water authority gave that info online), so I'm also thinking about how to make sure the soil isn't too high in pH too.
Just thought of a random thing - if needing to neutralize acidic soil, what about baking soda? Going to be looking it up just to see. :)
I also put in some half-day-steeped compost tea with the compost that also had some bone meal mixed in (appropriate amount for the amount of soil I'm working with). Before adding it, I put in a 1/2 strength dose of MG transplant ferts which is a 4:12:4 formula - it was overdue for a feed.
I'm considering a rudimentary pH check as I don't have a meter (I have enough OCD without encouraging THIS - I'd check 4 times a day and work until it was PERFECT knowing me!) with vinegar and baking soda. If it's too high, I'll work on some orange juice or coffee grounds with the next time I feel I can safely water since this was two days in a row with HEAVY water.
But the plants look REALLY happy right now! Even with all the water, they are all perky and nice green other than a couple spots that showed it needed nutes. I'll be also getting some molasses this week, which will be in every watering too from here out. With that and the bone meal and wood ash (we have LOTS of ash thanks to a woodworking and pyromaniac hubby...) added once plus the organic ferts for later, I think we'll have happy plants. :D
First shows a female's white hairs early after first showing before being full grown (before anything being done today to them)
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These? These are my happy plants. :D Taken a half hour ago only!
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(ps - last two pics show some leaves with the compost slurry still on them, was waiting for it to finish drying before being brushed off - did so right before lights out. some deficiencies also able to be seen on the leaves if you look closely)
You sure they're not a tad overwatered? They're starting to look it, BUT I am looking at a really really sm pic on a cell phone. The next time you flush, do all the water run-throughs at the same time. Just keep filling pot to the brim & let it run through, when it stops dripping, do it again. I do it at least 3times. Don't water or flush again till surface soil is dry. Over watering isn't how much water you give them at one time, but how wet or moist they are when you apply water again. Letting the top of the soil dry between waterings/flushes is how air gets to the roots. When soil is too wet for periods, the roots can't get air/oxygen & the plants show signs by the leaves yellowing. As I said, cell ph, xtra sm pic, but it kinda had that look. Just checking, not accusing. Iron deficiency also has a yellow look, but more golden. If you ever suspect this, take a bunch of nails & put them in water till they rust, stir/slosh it around once in a while & get them as rusty as you can. Apply both to soil & foliar spray. Even if u have no deficiency it won't hurt. Sometimes I just shove a nail into the soil as prevention. Check all this out with your plants & post back. I'm concerned about the color & I'm hoping its just the pic & not the plant. You know you don't always get true color with an image.
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